RECYC-QUÉBEC would like to know the environmental performance of the different types of beer containers on the Quebec market. The comparison of their potential environmental impacts should make it possible to define the sales quotas for each type of container as well as to adjust the indicators according to the type of container.RECYC-QUÉBEC has therefore mandated the Centre international de référence sur le cycle de vie des produits, procédés et services (CIRAIG) to carry out this study. The purpose of this study is to compare the environmental profile of different beer containers present on the Quebec market or in the process of being introduced, namely multiple-use containers (MUCs) and different types of single-use containers (SUCs), using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology.
In Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), the accounting of biogenic carbon is little harmonized. Different, even contradictory, approaches are identified in current standards for different sectors of the economy (biofuel, bio-based plastics, construction, etc.). The general objectives of this study are to identify the issues at stake in these approaches, in order to issue recommendations for several actors.
Open source Input-Output LCA model and tool to estimate life cycle impacts of products and services
Biomass energy, or bioenergy, is energy produced from renewable biomass, for which the assessment of environmental impacts through life cycle assessment (LCA) presents a number of challenges, in particular methodological ones. The general objectives of this study are to analyze current practices for carrying out LCAs of biomass energy, and to provide recommendations on current and future best practices.
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